Best High Schools in Minnesota

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCA-III test scores by the Minnesota Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, August 29, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 450)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
81	Pact Charter Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	7729 161st Ave NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Pact Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 712-4200	730	39	18.7	32.3%	571 (78.2%)	76 (10.4%)	31 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.6%)	$11,642							79.9	75.2	106	25		270009303030
82	Nicollet High School	Public	7-12	1 Pine St	Nicollet	56074	Nicollet County	Nicollet Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 232-3411	151	14	10.9	14.6%	141 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,068							79.7	54.5	236	154		272358001161
83	Jordan High School	Public	9-12	600 Sunset Dr	Jordan	55352	Scott County	Jordan Public School District	No	No	No	No	(952) 492-4400	619	35	17.7	24.6%	478 (77.2%)	19 (3.1%)	75 (12.1%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.0%)	$11,690							79.5	76.8	97	14		271575001625
84	Plainview-Elgin-Millville High	Public	9-12	500 W Broadway	Plainview	55964	Wabasha County	Plainview-Elgin-Millville	No	No	No	No	(507) 534-3128	414	24	17.5	25.8%	374 (90.3%)	3 (0.7%)	32 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$11,125							79.5	77.5	91	7		270028703631
85	Tri-County Secondary	Public	7-12	303 Pembina Trl S	Karlstad	56732	Kittson County	Tri-County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(218) 436-2261	83	8	10.6	51.8%	77 (92.8%)	2 (2.4%)	3 (3.6%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,619							79.3	85.1	47	38		279144602314
86	Gentry Academy High	Public, Charter	9-12	1420 County Road E East	Vadnais Heights	55110	Ramsey County	Gentry Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(651) 604-8300	134	7	17.9	15.7%	117 (87.3%)	4 (3.0%)	10 (7.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								79.3	34.6	338	252		270046805434
87	St. Michael-Albertville Senior High	Public	9-12	5800 Jamison Ave NE	Saint Michael	55376	Wright County	St. Michael-Albertville Schools	No	No	No	No	(763) 497-2192	2,204	100	22	15.1%	1,796 (81.5%)	135 (6.1%)	95 (4.3%)	47 (2.1%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (5.8%)	$9,372							78.8	81.2	66	21		273379001535
88	Upsala Secondary	Public	7-12	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	146	13	10.8	21.9%	144 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,052							78.8	64	182	94		274086001709
89	Rush City Secondary	Public	7-12	51001 Fairfield Ave	Rush City	55069	Chisago County	Rush City Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 358-4795	391	31	12.5	30.7%	334 (85.4%)	3 (0.8%)	15 (3.8%)	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	$11,630							78.6	77.7	88	1		273255001406
90	Elk River Senior High	Public	9-12	900 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3434	1,562	60	26	20.6%	1,229 (78.7%)	99 (6.3%)	98 (6.3%)	39 (2.5%)	11 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (5.4%)	$11,811							78.4	76.5	99	9		271137000518

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCA-III Reading, MCA-III Math test scores released by the Minnesota Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Minnesota Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Minnesota Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.